diff --git a/turtle/Wood.lua b/turtle/Wood.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c92337a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turtle/Wood.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+Wood = {isHome = false}
+
+function Wood:readConfig(path)
+    -- reading configFile into a table
+    if (path == nil) then
+        term.write("init must have a path for the config file as argument")
+        return -1
+    end
+    if (type(path) ~= "string") then
+        term.write("invalid argument")
+        return -1
+    end
+    if (not fs.exists(path)) then
+        term.write("could not find config file \n please make sure it exists and the path is correct")
+        return -1
+    end
+    local file = fs.open(path, "r")
+    local config = {}
+    while true do
+        local line = file.readLine()
+        if not line then
+            break
+        end
+        local numLine = tonumber(line)
+        config[#config+1] = numLine
+    end
+    file.close()
+
+    --ToDo: implement a sanity check for the config file
+
+    self.treePos = {config[1] + config[5], config[2] + config[6], config[3] + config [7], config[8]}
+    self.homePos = {config[1], config[2], config[3], config[4]}
+end
+
+function Wood:new(t)
+    t = t or {}
+    setmetatable(t, self)
+    self.__index = self
+    return t
+end
+
+function Wood:autoHome()
+    self.dir = getDir()
+    self.x, self.y, self.z = gps.locate()
+    if (self.x == self.homePos[1] and self.y == self.homePos[2] and self.z == self.homePos[3] and self.dir == self.homePos[4]) then
+        self.isHome = true
+        self:log("turtle is already at home position")
+        return true
+    else
+        if (self:isOnTree()) then
+            self.isBroken = true
+            self:log("broken tree detected")
+        end
+        self:log("going to home position")
+        self:moveTo("home")
+        
+
+    end
+end
+
+function Wood:log(message)
+    if self.verbose == true then
+        print(message)
+    end
+end
+
+function Wood:isOnTree()
+    return false
+end
+
+function Wood:offset(position, dir, offset)
+    self:assertPositionFormat(position)
+    assert(type(dir) == "number", "dir must be a number")
+    assert(type(offset) == "number", "offset must be a number")
+    local newPosition = self:copyPositionTable(position)
+    dir = dir % 4
+    if (dir == 0) then newPosition[1] = newPosition[1] - offset
+    elseif (dir == 1) then newPosition[3] = newPosition[3] - offset
+    elseif (dir == 2) then newPosition[1] = newPosition[1] + offset
+    else newPosition[3] = newPosition[3] + offset
+    end
+    return newPosition
+end
+
+function Wood:copyPositionTable(position)
+    self:assertPositionFormat(position)
+    local positionClone = {}
+    for i = 1, 4 do
+        positionClone[i] = position[i]
+    end
+    return positionClone
+end
+
+function Wood:assertPositionFormat(position)
+    assert(type(position) == "table", "the target is not a table")
+    assert(type(position[1]) == "number" and type(position[2]) == "number" and type(position[3]) == "number", "the table doesn't contain the position")
+    assert(type(position[4]) == "number", "direction is missing")
+end
+
+function Wood:resolveTarget(target)
+    if target == "home" then
+        target = self.homePos
+    elseif target == "tree" then
+        target = self.treePos
+    elseif target == "sapling" then
+        target = self.treePos
+        target = self:offset(target, target[4], 1)
+        target[2] = target[2] + 1
+    elseif target == "saplingChest" then
+        target = self.homePos
+        target = self:offset(target, target[4] - 1, 1)
+    elseif target == "coalChest" then
+        target = self.homePos
+        target = self:offset(target, target[4] -1, 2)
+    elseif target == "outputChest" then
+        target = self.homePos
+        target = self:offset(target, target[4] -1, -1)
+    end
+
+    self:assertPositionFormat(target)
+    self:log("target resolved")
+    return target
+end
+
+function Wood:moveTo(target)
+    target = self:resolveTarget(target)
+    self:log("moving to target")
+
+    moveTo(target[1], target[2], target[3], target[4], self.dir)
+
+    self.x, self.y, self.z, self.dir = target[1], target[2], target[3], target[4]
+
+    self:log("target reached")
+
+end
+
+function Wood:hoverTo(target)
+    target = self:resolveTarget(target)
+    self:log("hovering to target")
+
+    hoverTo(target[1], target[2], target[3], target[4], self.dir)
+    self.x, self.y, self.z, self.dir = target[1], target[2], target[3], target[4]
+
+    self:log("target reached")
+end
+
+function Wood:isPos(position)
+    position = self:resolveTarget(position)
+    return self.x == position[1] and self.y == position[2] and self.z == position[3] and self.dir == position[4]
+end
+
+function Wood:checkTree(goBack)
+    if (goBack == nil) then goBack = true end
+    if(goBack == true) then
+        goBack = {self.x, self.y, self.z, self.dir}
+    end
+
+    self:log("moving to tree")
+    self:moveTo("tree")
+
+    self:log("inspecting tree...")
+    local bd, data = turtle.inspect()
+    local result
+    if (bd == false) then result = "nothing" 
+    elseif (data.tags["minecraft:saplings"] == true) then result = "sapling"
+    elseif (data.tags["minecraft:logs"]) then result = "tree"
+    else result = "other" end
+
+    self:log(result)
+
+    if (goBack ~= false) then
+        self:log("moving to goBack")
+        self:moveTo(goBack)
+    end
+
+    self:log("checkTree complete")
+    self.treeState = result
+    return result
+end
+
+function Wood:cutTree(goBack)
+    if (goBack == nil) then goBack = true end
+    if(goBack == true) then
+        goBack = {self.x, self.y, self.z, self.dir}
+    end
+    
+    self:moveTo("tree")
+
+    self:log("cutting tree...")
+    cut4()
+    self:log("successful")
+
+    if (goBack ~= false) then
+        self:log("moving to goBack")
+        self:moveTo(goBack)
+    end
+
+end
+
+function Wood:plantTree(goBack)
+    if (goBack == nil) then goBack = true end
+    if(goBack == true) then
+        goBack = {self.x, self.y, self.z, self.dir}
+    end
+
+    self:clearInv("saplingChest")
+    turtle.select(1)
+    turtle.suckDown(4)
+
+    self:moveTo("sapling")
+    plant4(1)
+
+    if (goBack ~= false) then
+        self:log("moving to goBack")
+        self:hoverTo(goBack)
+    end
+end
+
+function Wood:sort(goBack)
+    if (goBack == nil) then goBack = true end
+    if(goBack == true) then
+        goBack = {self.x, self.y, self.z, self.dir}
+    end
+
+    self:moveTo("home")
+    local hasMore = self:suckAllDown()
+    self:clearInv(goBack)
+
+end
+
+function Wood:suckAllDown()
+    for i = 1, 16 do
+        turtle.select(i)
+        if(turtle.getItemCount() == 0) then
+            if(turtle.suckDown() == false) then
+                return true
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
+function Wood:clearInv(goBack)
+    if (goBack == nil) then goBack = true end
+    if(goBack == true) then
+        goBack = {self.x, self.y, self.z, self.dir}
+    end
+    if (self:isInInv("sapling", true)) then
+        self:moveTo("saplingChest")
+        self:dropItemsDown("sapling", false)
+    end
+    if (self:isInInv("coal", false)) then
+        self:moveTo("coalChest")
+        self:dropItemsDown("coal", false)
+    end
+    if (self:isInvEmpty(true) == false) then
+        self:moveTo("outputChest")
+        self:dropItemsDown("any", false)
+    end
+
+    if (goBack ~= false) then
+        self:log("moving to goBack")
+        self:moveTo(goBack)
+    end
+end
+
+function Wood:isInInv(item, update)
+    assert(type(item) == "string", "item must be a string")
+    self:assertInvUpdate(update)
+
+    local tag = self:resolveTag(item)
+    if (tag == "") then
+        for i = 1, 16 do
+            if self:checkItemName(item, i) == true then return true end
+        end
+    else
+        for i = 1, 16 do
+            if self:checkItemTag(tag, i) == true then return true end
+        end
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
+function Wood:dropItemsDown(item, update)
+    assert(type(item) == "string", "item must be a string")
+    self:assertInvUpdate(update)
+
+    local tag = self:resolveTag(item)
+    
+    if(tag == "") then
+        for i = 1, 16 do
+            if self:checkItemName(item, i) == true then
+                turtle.select(i)
+                turtle.dropDown()
+            end
+        end
+    else
+        for i = 1, 16 do
+            if self:checkItemTag(tag, i) == true then
+                turtle.select(i)
+                turtle.dropDown()
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    
+end
+
+function Wood:resolveTag(item)
+    local tag = ""
+    if (item == "sapling") then
+        tag = "minecraft:saplings"
+    elseif (item == "log" or item == "wood") then
+        tag = "minecraft:logs"
+    elseif (item == "coal") then
+        tag = "minecraft:coals"
+    end
+    return tag
+end
+
+function Wood:checkItemTag(tag, slot)
+    assert(type(tag) == "string", "tag must be a string")
+    assert(type(slot) == "number" and slot > 0 and slot <= 16, "slot must be between 1 and 16")
+    if self.inv[slot] == nil then
+        self:log("self.inv is empty at slot "..tostring(slot))
+        return false
+    end
+    if self.inv[slot].tags == nil then
+        self:log("no tags found")
+        return false
+    end
+    if self.inv[slot].tags[tag] == true then
+        return true
+    else
+        return false
+    end
+end
+
+function Wood:checkItemName(name, slot)
+    assert(type(name) == "string", "tag must be a string")
+    assert(type(slot) == "number" and slot > 0 and slot <= 16, "slot must be between 1 and 16")
+    if self.inv[slot] == nil then
+        self:log("self.inv is empty at slot "..tostring(slot))
+        return false
+    end
+    if self.inv[slot].name == nil then
+        self:log("no name found")
+        return false
+    end
+    if name == "any" then
+        return true
+    end
+    if self.inv[slot].name == name then
+        return true
+    else
+        return false
+    end
+end
+
+function Wood:updateInv()
+    self.inv = {}
+    for slot = 1, 16 do
+        self.inv[slot] = turtle.getItemDetail(slot, true)
+    end
+end
+
+function Wood:isInvEmpty(update)
+    self:assertInvUpdate(update)
+    for i = 1, 16 do
+        if (self.inv[i] ~= nil) then
+            return false
+        end
+    end
+    return true
+end
+
+function Wood:assertInvUpdate(update)
+    if (update ~= false) then update = true end
+
+    if self.inv == nil then
+        update = true
+    end
+
+    assert(type(update) == "boolean","update must be of the type boolean")
+    if update == true then
+        self:updateInv()
+    end
+end
\ No newline at end of file